Description: This exceptionally lanky woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her black crest is long and unkept. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She got into the Bather business at a young age. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She's also a talented Farmer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 14000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a worn and beaten armor. Her white crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Arava was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 12000 gp. Emerald (1300 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She carries with her a set of greatswords, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Emma lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Masseuse for the past few years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1300 pp. Blue-white diamond (3000 gp). Jet (40 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears just a tan suit. Her brown hair is lengthy. She has violet eyes and a tan hat with a blue feather.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Military, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 7000 gp. Banded agate (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat and is in decent physical shape. Her black fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Born in the east to a Bather, Lone learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Bather for hire.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 8000 gp. Emerald (1100 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Sard (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp).

Description: He dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with brown slacks. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Jak is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tiefling companion (his 'brother'). He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is his passion; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Extrovert, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 12000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her right hand. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Duvamil was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She worked as a nervous Doctor and found it very stressful. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 900 pp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Jet (90 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.